2016 Diamond Head Classic
| Season | 2016–17 | ||||
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | ||||
| Champions | San Diego State (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | San Francisco (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Steve Fisher (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Zylan Cheatham (San Diego State) | ||||
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The 2016 Diamond Head Classic was a mid-season eight-team college basketball tournament that was played on December 22, 23, and 25 at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. It was the eighth annual Diamond Head Classic tournament and was part of the 2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. San Diego State defeated San Francisco to win the tournament championship.[1][2] Zylan Cheatham was named the tournament's MVP.[3]
Bracket
[edit]| 5th Place Game December 25 | Consolation 2nd Round December 23 | First Round December 22 | Semifinals December 23 | Championship December 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 67 | Tulsa | 63 | |||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 64 | San Diego State | 82 | |||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 66 | San Diego State | 62 | |||||||||||||||
| Utah | 74 | San Francisco | 48 | |||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7th Place Game December 25 | Utah | 66 | San Francisco | 66 | 3rd Place Game December 25 | |||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 52 | Illinois State | 58 | |||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 46 | Illinois State | 71 | Tulsa | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 60 | Hawai'i | 45 | Illinois State | 68 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "San Diego State defeats San Francisco to win Diamond Head Classic". Los Angeles Times. December 25, 2016. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "San Diego State beats USF for Diamond Head Classic title". The Washington Times. Associated Press. December 25, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ Zeigler, Mark. "Aztecs beat USF, win Diamond Head". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "2016 HAWAIIAN AIRLINES DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC BRACKET REVEALED". Diamond Head Classic. ESPNEvents. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ /humans.txt. "History - Diamond Head Classic". espnevents.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ "2016 Diamond Head Classic Bracket". Diamond Head Classic. ESPNEvents.